Straight Razor Shaving Kit with Strop & Case, SHAVE READY Straight Edge Razor Blade for Men, Barber Cutthroat Razor Knife, Vintage Classic Shaver, Carbon Steel, Gift Packing

Shaved off my winter beard with a 50 cycle stopping the night before, and that was right after receiving it new in the box. Holds an edge and shaves well. Amazing for the price! Ofcourse, its all about maintaining that razor edge with propper stopping technique and sometimes honing (when necessary). I prefer a ceramic sharpener, smooth for fine edge sharpening. If this razor fits your budget better than others, it is very functional. I've been using it every one or two days for weeks now. Very happy with it!

So it’s made well but it’s not shave ready. Out of the box it drags across the skin. I had to get the whetstone out just to get it near decent for a shave.

Pretty straight forward to use. Does have a bit of a learning curve but after some practice it’s as easy as a regular razor. It came pretty sharp out of the box and did well to line up my beard. For the price this razor is worth it. Just buy a leather strop to keep sharp.

I have to agree with some of the other reviews, while this razor is decent quality and seems to be well made it isn't shave ready ...believe me I tried...but after a light hone and a good stropping it's good to go!

Straight razors certainly do have a learning curve but nothing matches them when it comes to shaving the right shape on my beard, and they havent dulled in the past hear I've had it.

While this is a good looking razor, the geometry was off. I am working on it to straighten the bevel out before sharpening it. But as it came in, it was not ready to shave with.Edit: after correcting the geometry of the razor spine, it holds a good edge and I shaved with it with great success.

I liked everything was SS

I purchased this razor after reading the reviews on about 10 different other razors. This was the best of the bunch. When I received it, I got the strop and ran the razor over it about 20 times. The next day I went to shave with it and nothing. All it did was remove the shaving cream. So I went back to my shavette with the blades. Every time I went into the bathroom I ran the razor over the strop. Day 3, same results. I think I am going to spend the money and purchase a higher quality razor and see what happens. But this one was a huge bust.